Jean-Claude Golvin

Ouadi Hammamat, the quarrymen’s hamlet

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

66.6 x 49.8 cm (Overall) 46.6 x 32.8 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Ouadi Hammamat

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of El Fawakhir near the Ouadi Hammamat site. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within a graphite frame. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
At the foot of a mountain lies the hamlet of the gold miners. It consists of humble stone huts. The drawing shows the arrival of a caravan in this village.

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